12-letter words containing e, p, o, x
- photooxidize — to undergo or cause to undergo photooxidation
- plano-convex — pertaining to or noting a lens that is plane on one side and convex on the other.
- pneumothorax — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- polar vortex — a whirling mass of very cold air that sits over the North or South Pole: A displaced polar vortex is causing Arctic temperatures across the United States.
- polysiloxane — a polymer composed of silicon and oxygen atoms
- pony express — a former system in the American West of carrying mail and express by relays of riders mounted on ponies, especially the system operating (1860–61) between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California.
- postexercise — bodily or mental exertion, especially for the sake of training or improvement of health: Walking is good exercise.
- postexposure — occurring after a photo or image has been taken
- praxinoscope — a toy in which a sequence of images, depicted on the inner surface of a cylinder and reflected in a series of mirrors, gives the illusion of motion as the cylinder rotates
- property tax — a tax levied on real or personal property.
- propoxyphene — Pharmacology. a nonnarcotic analgesic, C 2 2 H 2 9 NO 2 .
- protosynthex — A query system for English text.
- proximities' — nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation.
- proxy server — (software, security) (Capitalised) Microsoft's proxy server and proxy gateway, designed to provide extensible firewall and network security. Proxy Server is part of BackOffice.
- psychosexual — of or relating to the relationship of psychological and sexual phenomena.
- pyridoxamine — a metabolic form of pyridoxine
- sex-positive — explicitly stated, stipulated, or expressed: a positive acceptance of the agreement.
- sexual spore — a spore formed after the fusion of gametes and an asexual spore is the result of asexual reproduction
- solar plexus — Also called celiac plexus. Anatomy. a network of nerves situated at the upper part of the abdomen, behind the stomach and in front of the aorta.
- sulphadoxine — an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, and in combination with various drugs to treat certain infections
- tax loophole — a legal way of avoiding the payment of tax, or part of a tax bill, due to a gap in tax legislation
- underexploit — to make insufficient use of
- underexposed — If a photograph is underexposed, it is darker than it should be because the film was not exposed to enough light.
- unexplorable — to traverse or range over (a region, area, etc.) for the purpose of discovery: to explore the island.
- vortex depth — The vortex depth is the depth below an impeller at which its influence can still be seen in a mixed fluid.
- well-exposed — left or being without shelter or protection: The house stood on a windy, exposed cliff.
- xanthopterin — a yellow pigment, C6H5N5O2, found in some butterfly or moth wings or in the urine of mammals